diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f577b24..21a6d8fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-node_modules
-.idea
-/devConfig/sequelizeCliConfig.js
-/devConfig/testingConfig.js
+node_modules/
+.idea/
+config/lbryConfig.js
+config/loggerConfig.js
+config/mysqlConfig.js
+config/siteConfig.js
+config/slackConfig.js
+devConfig/sequelizeCliConfig.js
+devConfig/testingConfig.js
diff --git a/config/lbryConfig.js b/config/lbryConfig.js.example
similarity index 100%
rename from config/lbryConfig.js
rename to config/lbryConfig.js.example
diff --git a/config/loggerConfig.js.example b/config/loggerConfig.js.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18c53a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/loggerConfig.js.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const loggerConfig = {
+  logLevel: 'debug',  // options: silly, debug, verbose, info
+};
+
+module.exports = loggerConfig;
diff --git a/config/mysqlConfig.js b/config/mysqlConfig.js
index ee29c68f..155c038f 100644
--- a/config/mysqlConfig.js
+++ b/config/mysqlConfig.js
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ function MysqlConfig () {
   this.database = 'default';
   this.username = 'default';
   this.password = 'default';
-  this.configure = (config) => {
-    if (!config) {
-      return console.log('No MySQL config received.');
-    }
-    const {database, username, password} = config;
-    this.database = database;
-    this.username = username;
-    this.password = password;
-  };
 };
 
 module.exports = new MysqlConfig();
diff --git a/config/mysqlConfig.js.example b/config/mysqlConfig.js.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..155c038f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/mysqlConfig.js.example
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function MysqlConfig () {
+  this.database = 'default';
+  this.username = 'default';
+  this.password = 'default';
+};
+
+module.exports = new MysqlConfig();
diff --git a/config/siteConfig.js b/config/siteConfig.js
index 22732547..a0e91b59 100644
--- a/config/siteConfig.js
+++ b/config/siteConfig.js
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@ function SiteConfig () {
     thumbnailChannelId      : 'default',
     uploadDirectory         : '/home/lbry/Uploads',
   };
-  this.configure = (config) => {
-    if (!config) {
-      return console.log('No site config received.');
-    }
-    const { analytics, assetDefaults, auth, details, publishing } = config;
-    this.analytics = analytics;
-    this.assetDefaults = assetDefaults;
-    this.auth = auth;
-    this.details = details;
-    this.publishing = publishing;
-  };
 };
 
 module.exports = new SiteConfig();
diff --git a/config/siteConfig.js.example b/config/siteConfig.js.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0e91b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/siteConfig.js.example
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+function SiteConfig () {
+  this.analytics = {
+    googleId: 'default',
+  };
+  this.assetDefaults = {
+    description: 'An asset published on Spee.ch',
+    thumbnail  : 'https://spee.ch/assets/img/video_thumb_default.png',
+    title      : 'Spee.ch',
+  };
+  this.auth = {
+    sessionKey: 'default',
+  };
+  this.details = {
+    description: 'Open-source, decentralized image and video sharing.',
+    host       : 'default',
+    port       : 3000,
+    title      : 'Spee.ch',
+    twitter    : '@spee_ch',
+  };
+  this.publishing = {
+    additionalClaimAddresses: [],
+    disabled                : false,
+    disabledMessage         : 'Please check back soon.',
+    primaryClaimAddress     : 'default',
+    thumbnailChannel        : 'default',
+    thumbnailChannelId      : 'default',
+    uploadDirectory         : '/home/lbry/Uploads',
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = new SiteConfig();
diff --git a/config/slackConfig.js b/config/slackConfig.js
index cceadab6..8cb66f8b 100644
--- a/config/slackConfig.js
+++ b/config/slackConfig.js
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ function SlackConfig () {
   this.slackWebHook      = 'default';
   this.slackErrorChannel = 'default';
   this.slackInfoChannel  = 'default';
-  this.configure = (config) => {
-    if (!config) {
-      return console.log('No slack config received.');
-    }
-    const {slackWebHook, slackErrorChannel, slackInfoChannel} = config;
-    this.slackWebHook = slackWebHook;
-    this.slackErrorChannel = slackErrorChannel;
-    this.slackInfoChannel = slackInfoChannel;
-  };
 };
 
 module.exports = new SlackConfig();
diff --git a/config/slackConfig.js.example b/config/slackConfig.js.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cb66f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/slackConfig.js.example
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function SlackConfig () {
+  this.slackWebHook      = 'default';
+  this.slackErrorChannel = 'default';
+  this.slackInfoChannel  = 'default';
+};
+
+module.exports = new SlackConfig();
diff --git a/devConfig/sequelizeCliConfig.example.js b/devConfig/sequelizeCliConfig.js.example
similarity index 100%
rename from devConfig/sequelizeCliConfig.example.js
rename to devConfig/sequelizeCliConfig.js.example
diff --git a/devConfig/testingConfig.example.js b/devConfig/testingConfig.js.example
similarity index 100%
rename from devConfig/testingConfig.example.js
rename to devConfig/testingConfig.js.example